Method
An advisory group of expert medical and nursing representatives from various local health districts across NSW reviewed the updated toolkit.
A literature search, statewide consultation and consensus expert opinion of the advisory group provided data.
The project team conducted rapid, targeted literature searches of PubMed in November 2022, February 2023 and April 2023. These searches related to perioperative care and topics including: quality improvement, shared decision making, patient engagement, primary care, pre-admission processes, patient optimisation, high-risk clinics, safe recovery, discharge planning and patient cohorts. The review only included high-level evidence (systematic reviews and meta-analysis).
The toolkit was originally developed in 2007 and updated in 2016. Frontline clinicians and staff experienced in perioperative care were involved in the development and review.
Supplementary resources
We have created a SharePoint site as a supplementary resource for the Perioperative Toolkit. It is a repository for sharing local resources and tools to support implementation and operationalisation. Network members can request access.
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Consultation
The following groups participated in this revision:
- Advisory group
- Agency for Clinical Innovation networks
- Local health districts and specialty health networks
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- NSW Ministry of Health
Advisory group
- Dr Arpit Srivastava, Anaesthetist, Royal North Shore Hospital and Co-Chair Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care Network
- Dr Richard Halliwell, Anaesthetist, Westmead Hospital and Co-Chair Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care Network
- Conjoint Associate Professor Dr Su-Jen Yap, UNSW Medicine and Health, Anaesthetist, Prince of Wales Hospital
- Teresa Luczak, CNC Perioperative Services, Western NSW Local Health District